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41 на исходе
• НА <В obsoles> ИСХОДЕ[PrepP; these forms only]=====⇒ during the last part of sth.:- at the end < close> of;- as sth. is drawing to a close;- as sth. is nearing its end.♦ К началу нашего повествования, на исходе довольно сумбурной редакционной ночи... мы видим издателя-редактора этой газеты Андрея Арсениевича Лучникова в его личных апартаментах, на "верхотуре" (Аксёнов 7). As our story begins - at the end of a hard night at the teletype machines... we find the publisher-editor of the Courier...Andrei Arsenievich Luchnikov, in his suite atop a skyscraper (7a).2. [subj-compl with быть (subj: concr or abstr)]⇒ sth. is approaching or coming to an end:- X is running short <low, out>;- (s.o.) is running out of X;- [in time-related contexts only] X is drawing to a close < to an end>;- [of s.o.'s strength only] X is giving out;- [of patience only] X is wearing thin;- [of food, supplies etc only] X is nearing rock bottom;|| апрель <третий час и т. п.> на исходе ≈ it's nearly < almost> May <three o'clock etc>.♦ "Ну ладно, - сдалась Раиса. - Пуд [ соли] дам, а больше и не проси". - "Ну давай хоть пуд", - уступила и старуха, предвидя, что время её на исходе (Войнович 2). "Well, all right," yielded Raisa. "I'll give you a pood [of salt], but don't ask me for more." "A pood'll be fine." Sensing that time was running short, Granny Dunya in her turn yielded (2a).♦ [Трилецкий:] Трагедия на исходе, трагик! На исходе-с! (Чехов 1). [Т.:] The tragedy is almost at an end, tragedian! Yes, sir, almost at an end (1a).♦ Март был уже на исходе, когда, однажды вечером, она ему сказала: "У меня, кажется, для вас что-то имеется" (Набоков 1). March was drawing to an end when, one evening, she said to him: "I think I have something for you" (1a).♦ Говорят, что [штрафной лагерь] Известковую обычный человек выдержать никак не может, тем более если сидит уже восьмой год и силёнки на исходе (Гинзбург 2). People said that an ordinary person had no chance of surviving at Izvestkovaya [punishment camp], especially one in her eighth year inside, whose strength was giving out (2a).♦ Час пятый в исходе; проспал! (Достоевский 3). It was nearly five o'clock; he had overslept! (3a).♦ "Э! да чёрт с ним совсем, с письмом-то!.. Я отвык деловые письма писать. А вот уж третий час в исходе" (Гончаров 1). "Oh, to hell with the letter!...I've lost the knack of writing business letters. Good Lord, it's almost three o'clock!" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на исходе
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42 entre bastidores
adv.offstage, behind the scenes, backstage, behind the scene.* * *in the wings 2 figurado behind the scenes* * *= behind the scenes, backstage, offstageEx. US libraries and librarians played a notable role, behind the scenes, in the preparations for peace toward the end of World War I.Ex. Those visitors whoh are able to go ' backstage' to the work and storage areas of the Museum see the dismaying conditions with which the professional staff have to conted.Ex. More through inattention than any attempt at concealment, the shaping of the twenty-first century is happening offstage, out of sight.* * *= behind the scenes, backstage, offstageEx: US libraries and librarians played a notable role, behind the scenes, in the preparations for peace toward the end of World War I.
Ex: Those visitors whoh are able to go ' backstage' to the work and storage areas of the Museum see the dismaying conditions with which the professional staff have to conted.Ex: More through inattention than any attempt at concealment, the shaping of the twenty-first century is happening offstage, out of sight. -
43 amiguismo
m.jobs for the boys, old-boy network, backscratching.* * *1 contacts plural, string-pulling* * *SM old-boy network, jobs for the boys* * *en esta empresa hay mucho amiguismo — there's a lot of `jobs for the boys' in this company
* * *= cronyism, spoils system, nepotism.Ex. A viable science base requires a commitment to excellence and imagination that is incompatible with rigidity and cronyism.Ex. The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.Ex. Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.* * *en esta empresa hay mucho amiguismo — there's a lot of `jobs for the boys' in this company
* * *= cronyism, spoils system, nepotism.Ex: A viable science base requires a commitment to excellence and imagination that is incompatible with rigidity and cronyism.
Ex: The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.Ex: Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.* * *un país que funciona a base de amiguismo y enchufes a country where everything works through contacts and string-pullingen esta empresa hay mucho amiguismo there's a lot of `jobs for the boys' in this company* * *
amiguismo m fam pey favouritism, jobs for the boys
' amiguismo' also found in these entries:
English:
boy
* * *amiguismo nmhay mucho amiguismo en esta empresa in this company it's not what you know, it's who you know;la política de subvenciones está basada en el amiguismo grants are awarded on the basis of who knows who* * *m nepotism, cronyism fam -
44 enchufismo
m.1 string-pulling (informal).2 jobs for the boys, string-pulling.* * *1 familiar string-pulling* * *= nepotism, spoils system.Ex. Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.Ex. The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.* * *= nepotism, spoils system.Ex: Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.
Ex: The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.* * *string-pulling ( colloq)* * *
enchufismo m fam string-pulling
' enchufismo' also found in these entries:
English:
job
- string-pulling
* * *enchufismo nmEsp Fam string-pulling, US wire-pulling* * *m string-pulling -
45 favoritismo
m.favoritism.* * *1 favouritism (US favoritism)* * *SM favouritism, favoritism (EEUU)* * *masculino favoritism** * *= favouritism [favoritism, -USA], spoils system, nepotism.Ex. I always thought the civil service system was created to eliminate any possibility of favoritism.Ex. The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.Ex. Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.* * *masculino favoritism** * *= favouritism [favoritism, -USA], spoils system, nepotism.Ex: I always thought the civil service system was created to eliminate any possibility of favoritism.
Ex: The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.Ex: Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.* * *favoritism** * *
favoritismo sustantivo masculino
favoritism( conjugate favoritism)
favoritismo sustantivo masculino favouritism, US favoritism
' favoritismo' also found in these entries:
English:
favor
- favour
- favouritism
- favoritism
* * *favoritismo nmfavouritism* * *m favoritism, Brfavouritism* * *favoritismo nm: favoritism -
46 nepotismo
m.nepotism.* * *1 nepotism* * *SM nepotism* * *masculino nepotism* * *= spoils system, nepotism.Ex. The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.Ex. Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.* * *masculino nepotism* * *= spoils system, nepotism.Ex: The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.
Ex: Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.* * *nepotism* * *
nepotismo sustantivo masculino
nepotism
nepotismo m Pol Der nepotism
' nepotismo' also found in these entries:
English:
nepotism
* * *nepotismo nmnepotism* * *m nepotism* * *nepotismo nm: nepotism -
47 tráfico de influencias
PLÍTICA influence peddling* * *influence peddling, spoils system (AmE)* * *(n.) = spoils system, nepotismEx. The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.Ex. Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.* * *influence peddling, spoils system (AmE)* * *(n.) = spoils system, nepotismEx: The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.
Ex: Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.* * *influence-peddling -
48 в конце концов
1. in the endметка конца; маркер конца — end mark
2. after all3. in the long run4. ultimately5. at long lastсветопреставление, конец света — the last day
в конце осени, поздней осенью — in late autumn
6. eventuallyуспешный конец, успешное завершение — eventual success
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49 preparativos
m.pl.preparations, arrangements, preliminaries, preparatory activity.* * *1 arrangements, preparations* * ** * *masculino plural preparations (pl)* * *(n.) = preparations, legworkEx. US libraries and librarians played a notable role, behind the scenes, in the preparations for peace toward the end of World War I.Ex. Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.* * *masculino plural preparations (pl)* * *(n.) = preparations, legworkEx: US libraries and librarians played a notable role, behind the scenes, in the preparations for peace toward the end of World War I.
Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.* * *preparations (pl)los preparativos de or para la boda the preparations for the wedding* * *
preparativos sustantivo masculino plural
preparations (pl)
preparativos sustantivo masculino preparations: llevan semanas haciendo los preparativos para la boda, they've been working on preparations for the wedding for weeks
' preparativos' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bélica
- bélico
- enrollado
- loco
- ultimar
English:
arrangement
- preparation
- behind
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50 по направления к
1. toward2. towardsРусско-английский большой базовый словарь > по направления к
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51 по отношению к
1. toward2. under such bondsлицо, приговорённое к наказанию — person under sentence
воздушное судно, готовое к полету — under way aircraft
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52 towards
/tə'wɔ:d/ * tính từ - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) dễ bảo, dễ dạy, ngoan * giới từ+ Cách viết khác: (towards) /tə'wɔ:dz/ - về phía, hướng về =he was running toward us+ nó chạy về phía chúng tôi - vào khoảng =toward the end of the week+ vào khoảng cuối tuần - đối với =his attitude toward me+ thái độ của hắn đối với tôi - để, cho, vì =to save money toward one's old age+ dành dụm tiền cho tuổi già -
53 к концу
•This topography existed at the close (or towards the end) of the Precambrian time.
* * *К концу -- by the end of, by the close of, toward the end ofBy the end of 1964, experience with the Alien 500 kW gas turbine had shown that long periods of running with very little maintenance could be achieved.Newcomer Jordan Grand Prix had scooped 121 points by the close of 1977.Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > к концу
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54 a fines de
• about the end of• around the end of• at the end of• toward the end of -
55 под конец
метка конца; маркер конца — end mark
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56 пристрастное отношение к
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > пристрастное отношение к
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57 norma
f.1 standard.este producto no cumple la norma europea this product does not meet European standardsla norma es que llueva al final de la tarde it usually o normally rains toward the end of the afternoonpor norma (general) as a ruletener por norma hacer algo to make it a rule to do something2 Norma.3 piece of legislation.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: normar.* * *1 norm, rule\norma de conducta rule of conduct* * *noun f.1) rule2) norm* * *SF1) (=regla) (tb Educ) rule; [oficial] regulationlos centros educativos tienen autonomía para elaborar sus propias normas — schools and colleges have the power to make their own rules
el comercio internacional está sujeto a ciertas normas — international trade is subject to certain regulations
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como o por norma general — as a general rule, as a rule of thumb•
tener por norma hacer algo — to make it a rule to do sthnorma de comprobación — (Fís) control
normas de conducta — [sociales] rules of behaviour; [de periódico, empresa] policy sing
2) (=situación, costumbre) normes norma ofrecer una copa de bienvenida — it is standard practice o it is the norm to offer a complimentary drink
como es norma en estos casos — as is standard practice o as is the norm in these cases
3)la norma — (Ling) the standard form
4) (Arquit, Téc) square* * *a) ( regla) rule, regulationdictar normas — to lay down rules o regulations
tengo por norma... — I make it a rule...
es norma que or la norma es que acudan los directivos — it is standard practice for the directors to attend
* * *= convention, guide, norm, pattern, prescription, rule, standard, yardstick.Ex. Articulated subject indexes are based on title-like phrases that have some conventions concerning citation order.Ex. In so doing the indexes act as an organized guide to large sections of the literature of a subject area.Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex. In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.Ex. Granted, standard is an ambiguous term, because it can mean either quality or simply prescription.Ex. If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.Ex. A standard is a document available to the public and aimed at the promotion of optimum community benefits and approved by a body recognized on the national, regional or international level.Ex. The legitimate yardstick against which to evaluate 'Beatlemusik' is not, pace Paul Johnson, Beethoven's last quartets, but other contemporary popular music.----* acatar las normas = toe + the line.* atenerse a una norma = conform to + standard.* ausencia de normas = anomie.* como norma = as a rule, as a matter of policy.* como norma general = as a rule of thumb, as a general rule, as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.* convertirse en la norma = become + the norm.* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.* dar como norma = rule.* dar una norma = give + prescription.* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.* desacatar las normas establecidas = flout + convention.* desviación de la norma = deviation + from the norm, departure from the norm.* establecer norma = legislate.* establecer normas = make + provision, establish + standards.* establecer normas de funcionamiento = establish + policy.* establecer una norma = lay down + standard, set down + rule.* establecer un norma = give + prescription.* fuera de las normas comúnmente aceptadas = beyond the pale.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* hoja de normas = rule sheet.* imponer una norma = place + prescription.* incumplimiento de normas = rule breaking.* incumplir una norma = infringe + standard, violate + regulation, break + rules.* infracción de las normas = breach of regulations, infringement of the rules, breach of the rules.* infracción de normas = rule breaking.* infringir una norma = infringe + standard, violate + rule, violate + rule, violate + regulation, break + rules.* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* norma absoluta = ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* norma absouta = hard and fast rule.* norma básica = ground rule.* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.* Norma Británica número + Número = BS + Número.* norma de comportamiento social = social pattern.* norma de entrada de datos = input standard.* norma de la industria = industry standard.* norma de trabajo = working rule.* norma de vestir = dress code.* norma fija = firm rule.* norma general = rule of thumb.* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).* norma inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).* Norma Internacional para los Lenguajes de Instrucción = International Standard for Command Languages.* norma legal = statutory provision.* Norma + Número = ISO + Número.* norma ortográfica = spelling convention.* norma personal = personal norm.* norma que se puede aplicar a rajatabla = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* norma rígida = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* normas = policy, code of practice, regulation.* normas comunes = standard practices.* normas de préstamos vencidos = overdue policy.* normas de procedimiento = rules of procedure.* normas de uso = user policy.* normas habituales = standard practices.* normas internas = in-house guidelines.* norma social = social norm, societal norm.* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting policy.* norma técnica = technical standard.* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* ofrecer una norma = offer + prescription.* por norma = as a rule.* que se atiene a una norma = compliant (with).* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).* ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.* * *a) ( regla) rule, regulationdictar normas — to lay down rules o regulations
tengo por norma... — I make it a rule...
es norma que or la norma es que acudan los directivos — it is standard practice for the directors to attend
* * *= convention, guide, norm, pattern, prescription, rule, standard, yardstick.Ex: Articulated subject indexes are based on title-like phrases that have some conventions concerning citation order.
Ex: In so doing the indexes act as an organized guide to large sections of the literature of a subject area.Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.Ex: Granted, standard is an ambiguous term, because it can mean either quality or simply prescription.Ex: If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.Ex: A standard is a document available to the public and aimed at the promotion of optimum community benefits and approved by a body recognized on the national, regional or international level.Ex: The legitimate yardstick against which to evaluate 'Beatlemusik' is not, pace Paul Johnson, Beethoven's last quartets, but other contemporary popular music.* acatar las normas = toe + the line.* atenerse a una norma = conform to + standard.* ausencia de normas = anomie.* como norma = as a rule, as a matter of policy.* como norma general = as a rule of thumb, as a general rule, as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.* convertirse en la norma = become + the norm.* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.* dar como norma = rule.* dar una norma = give + prescription.* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.* desacatar las normas establecidas = flout + convention.* desviación de la norma = deviation + from the norm, departure from the norm.* establecer norma = legislate.* establecer normas = make + provision, establish + standards.* establecer normas de funcionamiento = establish + policy.* establecer una norma = lay down + standard, set down + rule.* establecer un norma = give + prescription.* fuera de las normas comúnmente aceptadas = beyond the pale.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* hoja de normas = rule sheet.* imponer una norma = place + prescription.* incumplimiento de normas = rule breaking.* incumplir una norma = infringe + standard, violate + regulation, break + rules.* infracción de las normas = breach of regulations, infringement of the rules, breach of the rules.* infracción de normas = rule breaking.* infringir una norma = infringe + standard, violate + rule, violate + rule, violate + regulation, break + rules.* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* norma absoluta = ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* norma absouta = hard and fast rule.* norma básica = ground rule.* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.* Norma Británica número + Número = BS + Número.* norma de comportamiento social = social pattern.* norma de entrada de datos = input standard.* norma de la industria = industry standard.* norma de trabajo = working rule.* norma de vestir = dress code.* norma fija = firm rule.* norma general = rule of thumb.* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).* norma inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).* Norma Internacional para los Lenguajes de Instrucción = International Standard for Command Languages.* norma legal = statutory provision.* Norma + Número = ISO + Número.* norma ortográfica = spelling convention.* norma personal = personal norm.* norma que se puede aplicar a rajatabla = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* norma rígida = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* normas = policy, code of practice, regulation.* normas comunes = standard practices.* normas de préstamos vencidos = overdue policy.* normas de procedimiento = rules of procedure.* normas de uso = user policy.* normas habituales = standard practices.* normas internas = in-house guidelines.* norma social = social norm, societal norm.* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting policy.* norma técnica = technical standard.* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* ofrecer una norma = offer + prescription.* por norma = as a rule.* que se atiene a una norma = compliant (with).* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).* ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.* * *1 (regla) rule, regulationnormas de conducta rules of conductnormas sociales social normsobservar las normas de seguridad to observe the safety regulationslas normas vigentes the regulations currently in forcedictar normas to lay down rules o regulationstengo por norma no beber al mediodía I make it a rule not to drink at lunchtime2(manera común de hacer algo): es norma que or la norma es que acudan a este tipo de reunión los directivos de la empresa it is standard practice for the directors of the company to attend this kind of meetingCompuesto:linguistic norm* * *
norma sustantivo femenino
normas de seguridad safety regulations;
tengo por norma … I make it a rule …b) ( manera común de hacer algo):
norma sustantivo femenino norm, rule: tiene que ajustarse a la norma europea, it has to meet the European standard
' norma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aplicarse
- caprichosa
- caprichoso
- criterio
- desordenada
- desordenado
- imposición
- normalizar
- normalización
- principio
- regla
- reglamentaria
- reglamentario
- relajar
- romper
- saltarse
- validez
- canon
- cumplimiento
- disposición
- elemental
- excepción
- implantar
- inadecuado
- obedecer
- regular
- respetar
English:
law
- norm
- operative
- policy
- regulation
- rule
- set aside
- set down
- standard
- vary
- yardstick
- departure
- deviant
* * *norma nf1. [patrón, modelo] standard;[regla] rule;este producto no cumple la norma europea this product does not meet European standards;normas de conducta [principios] standards (of behaviour);[pautas] patterns of behaviour;la norma es que llueva al final de la tarde it usually o normally rains towards the end of the afternoon;es la norma hacerlo así it's usual to do it this way;por norma (general) as a rule;tener por norma hacer algo to make it a rule to do sth2. Ling norm* * *f1 standard2 ( regla) rule, regulation* * *norma nf1) : rule, regulation2) : norm, standard* * *norma n ruletener por norma hacer algo to always do something / to never do something -
58 aproximarse al final
• approach an end• come near the end• come toward the end -
59 к концу путешествия
1) General subject: towards the end of the journey2) Makarov: toward the end of the journeyУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > к концу путешествия
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60 šun dositala
ad.at the end of the day, toward the end of the day
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